4. Baltic Sea Nazi Enigma Machine Discovered
Location: Northern Europe’s Baltic Sea
Year Found: 2020
Approximate Value: $100,000–$500,000*
While conducting a normal dive in the Baltic Sea, marine researcher Michael Bwat noticed something strange resting on the bottom. What at first glance looked like a straightforward typewriter tainted with rust was actually an antique Nazi enigma machine from World War II.
Found in the Baltic Sea, a Nazi Enigma Machine @Becky Bracken/threatpost.com
The device must have been abandoned into the ocean along with hundreds more at the fall of the Nazi regime, only to be discovered by a diver searching for abandoned fishing gear and ghost nests. How about timing?